Module validation 

Validation utilities for hierarchical clustering

This module provides functions to validate linkage matrices and other hierarchical clustering data structures to ensure they meet mathematical requirements and are suitable for downstream analysis.

Functions

validate_cluster_consistency

Checks consistency of cluster assignments with a linkage matrix

validate_cluster_extraction_params

Validates cluster extraction parameters

validate_distance_matrix

Validates that a distance matrix is suitable for clustering

validate_linkage_matrix

Validates a linkage matrix for correctness

validate_monotonic_distances

Validates that merge distances are monotonic (for certain linkage methods)

validate_square_distance_matrix

Validates that a square distance matrix has required properties